Simmons University, Seventh and Kentucky Streets, Louisville, Kentucky, 1930. Two three-story buildings with chimneys, behind a low wall of concrete topped by a small iron fence. The college was founded in the 1870s to provide a college education...

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Louisville Municipal College with other buildings in the background and cars in the road in the foreground. The entranceway to the building is visible, as is the lawn in front. Louisville Municipal College was the racially separate college for...

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Male students and faculty members of Simmons University in the 1920s. The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky Normal and Theological Institute (1879), State University (1883), Simmons University (1921),...

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Group including Simmons University President C. H. Parrish with faculty members and students. The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky Normal and Theological Institute (1879), State University (1883), Simmons...

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Nursing students observe a nurse and patient with Simmons University President C. H. Parrish. The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky Normal and Theological Institute (1879), State University (1883), Simmons...

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Nursing students at Simmons University with an instructor and with President C. H. Parrish. The back of the photograph reads: "Students in Nursing Education." The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky Normal and...

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The back of the photograph identifies the photo as being of students from the early 1920s. The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky Normal and Theological Institute (1879), State University (1883), Simmons...

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President C. H. Parrish with students of Simmons University in the 1920s. The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky Normal and Theological Institute (1879), State University (1883), Simmons University (1921),...

President C. H. Parrish with students of Simmons University in the 1920s. The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky Normal and Theological Institute (1879), State University (1883), Simmons University (1921),...

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President C. H. Parrish with some students at Simmons University in the 1920s. The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky Normal and Theological Institute (1879), State University (1883), Simmons University...

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President C. H. Parrish with some students at Simmons university in the 1920s. The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky Normal and Theological Institute (1879), State University (1883), Simmons University...

Male and female students at Simmons University in the 1920s. The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky Normal and Theological Institute (1879), State University (1883), Simmons University (1921), Simmons Bible...

Portrait of nursing students at Simmons University. The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky Normal and Theological Institute (1879), State University (1883), Simmons University (1921), Simmons Bible College...

Some graduates and a faculty member standing in front of Simmons University. The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky Normal and Theological Institute (1879), State University (1883), Simmons University (1921),...

Commercial class at Simmons University where students learn skills such as typing. The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky Normal and Theological Institute (1879), State University (1883), Simmons University...

Commercial class at Simmons University where students learn skills such as typing and shorthand. The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky Normal and Theological Institute (1879), State University (1883),...

Commercial class at Simmons University where students learn skills such as typing and shorthand. The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky Normal and Theological Institute (1879), State University (1883),...

Commercial class at Simmons University were students learn skills such as typing and shorthand. The chalkboard reads "Gentlemen, In this Institution we have a Commercial Course second to none." The instructor pictured is Mrs. Mary B. Taylor. The...

Young women in sewing class at Simmons University with instructors. The chalkboard has instructions for proper sewing techniques, some of which are "No kind of needle work requires a cramp or stoop position. Have your chair square to a table and...

Young women in sewing class at Simmons University with instructors. Included in the photo is Presisdent C. H. Parrish as well as women identified on the back as Mrs. Mitchell and Mrs. Crutcher. The university has gone by many names since its...